Urban districts of Germany Facts for Kids

In Germany, an Urban District is a special kind of city. It's a large town or city that manages its own local government. Think of it like a city that's also its own mini-state!

Germany has 429 main areas called districts. Most of these are rural districts, which are like counties. But 116 of them are urban districts (called Kreisfreie Städte or Stadtkreise in German). These urban districts are not part of any larger rural district or county. They handle their own affairs, like schools, roads, and public services, without needing to report to a bigger district.

Sometimes, in certain German states, there's another level of government called a Regierungsbezirk. This is a larger area that groups several urban and rural districts together. It helps with bigger plans, like land use, that might affect many districts at once. Urban districts are similar to "independent cities" in the United States or "unitary authorities" in the United Kingdom.

Urban Districts by State
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Urban Districts by State

Germany is made up of different states, and each state has its own urban districts. Here's a list of these special cities, organized by the state they belong to.

Baden-Württemberg

Bavaria

Berlin

Berlin

Brandenburg

Bremen

Hamburg

Hamburg

Hesse

Lower Saxony

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhineland-Palatinate

Saarland

The state of Saarland no longer has any urban districts. The city of Saarbrücken used to be one, but it joined the Saarbrücken Town Federation on January 1 1974.

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein

Thuringia

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